Evidence-based practice: Step by step: The seven steps of evidence-based practice

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-53

  Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek ^a   Fineout Overholt, Ellen ^b   Stillwell, Susan B ^c   Williamson, Kathleen M ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for the Advancement of Evidence Based Practice   (United States)

^c Nurse Educator Evidence Based Practice Mentorship Program   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74549143387     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000366056.06605.d2     Document Type: Article

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